History Maker: Original Co-chair DOQI/KDOQI
Nathan W. Levin, MD, did pioneering work in evidence-based guidelines for people with kidney disease, as the Co-Chair of the Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative, and founding Co-Chair of both the NKF Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI), and the global guideline initiative Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). KDOQI Guidelines have improved the quality of care for kidney patients in the US and worldwide. Founder of the Renal Research Institute, Dr. Levin’s distinguished work includes: public health projects in Ghana, Uganda, Senegal; and numerous clinical and faculty positions.
